Computer Man

			Computer Man
		Lyrics by Karl B. Young
	Sung to the tune of "Piano Man" by Billy Joel

It's 11 o'clock on a Thursday.
The regular crowd shuffles in.
There's a freshman sitting next to me
Trying to type his program in.

He says 'Sir, won't you give me some memory?
I'm not really sure how much more.
But I had me some code and now, due to the load,
I can't seem to get it in core.'

	La, la la, la la, la la la la,
	La la, la la la, la, la....

CHORUS:

Give us some HELP, you're the computer man.
Give us some HELP tonight.
'Cause we're all in that queue, and this program is due,
And we have just run out of time.


Now, Kirk at the desk is a friend of mine.
He gives me my time for free.
Yeah, he's quick on the keys, even quicker to freeze,
But there's someplace that he'd rather be.

And the coed is practicing politics
As her smile at the TA is sweet.
And she's playing a game they call gettin' ahead
But it's better than an incomplete.

	La, la la, la la, la la la la,
	La la, la la la, la, la....

CHORUS:


It's a pretty good crowd for a Thursday,
And the load's correspondingly high.
I type fast as she goes, and still not a thing shows,
As I wait an hour for a reply.

And the lineprinter sounds like a Model T.
And the magnetic tape's acting queer.
They come in 105, and they hand me their jive,
And say, 'Man, what are you doing here?'

	La, la la, la la, la la la la,
	La la, la la la, la, la....

CHORUS

Suggested extra verse (Kanef)
It's a pretty good crowd for a Thursday
And the manager gives me a frown
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see
And they're weighing the poor system down.